Chinese Orthodox Church

Chinese Orthodox Church
Chinese Orthodox Church
	Church of the Intercession, Harbin
Abbreviation	COC
Classification	Eastern Orthodox
Bishops	0
Parishes	13
Liturgy	Byzantine Rite
Territory	People's Republic of China
Members	15,000

The Chinese Orthodox Church (simplified Chinese: 中华东正教会; traditional Chinese: 中華東正教會; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Dōngzhèngjiàohuì, Russian: Китайская православная церковь) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Christian church in China. An organized Orthodox presence was maintained in the region as early as the 17th century as a child of the Russian Orthodox Church, which granted the Chinese Church autonomy in 1957 amidst its ongoing suppression in the Soviet Union.^[2]

^ "REGIONS.RU — новости Федерации | Митрополит Иларион о православии в Китае". regions.ru. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ Bays, Daniel H. (2012). A New History of Christianity in China. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 209–216. ISBN 978-1-4051-5955-5.

[1] "REGIONS.RU — новости Федерации | Митрополит Иларион о православии в Китае". regions.ru. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[bays-2] Bays, Daniel H. (2012). A New History of Christianity in China. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 209–216. ISBN 978-1-4051-5955-5.

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